All Better Now....

Well Alex had her surgery this morning. The morning went pretty good. Im better now that its all over with. We got there a lil after 7am, signed in, sat for about 15 mins, taken to a room where she would return after surgery. She wore this adorable lil hospital gown that tied in the back. I tried to steal it but the nurse caught me. I had to put her pj's back on. DARN! Doug and I both prepped ourselves for when they came and took her from us. Why did 4 people come back to the room seperately each time and finally the 4th person took her. Each time we got ourselves ready for her to go away but they didnt take her. That was hard. I wasnt allowed to watch her walk away with the nurse. Doug said so.. lol.. It seriously only took exactly 10 mins. She went back to the room at 8:02am and the dr came back to the "consulation room" at 8:12am. Everything went really well. We were allowed to go back to the room to see her. When we arrived she was in the arms of a nurse rocking her. I immediately noticed she had been crying a lot and hard. So of course as Im taking her from the nurse Im crying. She just laid in my arms, sniffling, making lil noises with her eyes shut. Only reason Doug started crying is because he saw me crying. We were able to leave about 15 mins later. I had to hold her on the way home. Before I went back to work we fed her Pedialyte and applesauce. She played for a lil but would have moments she would just shriek and cry. Doug stayed home with her and she has been improving each hour. She is playing, eating and sleeping well.

Now thats its over and done with she better not get anymore infections. I dont want to go through this again.

My First Boo-Boo...

Our baby got her first real boo-boo on her head. She was playing at the sitters (Monday) when one of the kids (Lance) was running and fell right on her. He was holding a hotwheels car that scraped across her forehead. Lance was alright but I was told she cried, hard. The first night she had a nice bruise that went over her forehead and across the top of her head. Now its scabbing and looking better. Bruise is gone. I had to take a picture though. This is probably one of many many bumps and bruises. I just need to get used to it.

Surgery tomorrow

Hello Everyone... So surgery is tomorrow for Alexandra. Im getting nervous. Yea its just tubes, but its my baby. its a very common, everyday surgery... and rally it isnt surgery. They just put lil plastic tubes inside her ears. But she has to be put to sleep... Im nervous to see how she wakes up and how she reacts to us. The dr said she will be very grumpy, dazed and might not recognize us for a moment. i think that is what is going to hurt the most. i just hope all goes well, she reacts fine to the gas and wakes up normal with no complications. I will let you know how it goes.

Off to the ENT

So Alex started tugging at her ears again a few days ago. She also has been waking up crying. Not normal at all. Either it was more teeth coming in or another ear infection. Because I have been off work a few extra days, I took her into the dr yesterday morning. Yep, ear infection again... I have officially lost count. I believe its number 6. Dr sent in the referral to the ENT and I now have an appt set for 7/17 for the consultation. After the consulation we will get to set the date for the surgery. Doug and I are both going to consultation and the surgery. I definitely could not do it alone. I know I will be upset. It will hurt me so much to leave her in the room with strangers to get prepped. From what I remember of my friends babys surgery, it only takes about 1/2 an hour. Its the waking up part that really scares me. Its gonna bother me so much to see my lil girl with an IV in her arm and trying to wake up from it. I will just have to be strong and not cry (too much).

June 27, 2007

Alex went to the dr. yesterday for a follow up appt for her ear infection. Everything is clear, no signs of infection or fluids. Definitely a plus. Though Doug and I were kinda hoping there were still some signs of an infection so we could go to the ENT and discuss tubes and possibly go through the surgery. We are just done dealing with ear infections over all. Done with all the medicines she has to take. We want to prevent any more. We have been told for her having so many ear infections we are really lucky to have a baby that is so happy all the time. Most babies cry and fuss all the time with the pain, dont sleep or eat well. She acts perfectly normal except a tug at the ear occasionally. We have been blessed over all with such a perfect baby. She rarely cried as a newborn, slept through the night at just over a month old, ate well always, got her on a routine right away, etc. Other than the one time hospital visit for that virus going around and the ear infections, she has been perfectly healthy. She is on target everytime we go to the dr for weight, height,development, skills, etc.

She is starting to get into the crawling position when sitting. We are hoping she will start crawling in a week or so. She had her first official fall off the couch. Occurred at the sitters. She didnt know Alexandra just started lunging forward and she toppled right off the couch. Got her first bruise. She said she cried for just a moment and then was fine. I know if would have happened with me around, I probably would have cried along with her.

Almost 7 months old....

Saturday Alexandra will be 7 months old. Things are still going pretty good. Alex still has fluid in her ears. She goes back to the dr the 26th. If the medicine she is on doesnt clear it up, the dr will refer an ENT to discuss tubes. FINALLY! I hate waiting and going through all the procedures, but understand its needed before the talk of tubes. For having her 4th ear infection that just keeps dragging, she is still in a great mood every day. She seems to be always happy, laughing and babbling loudly. She hears really well for having so much problems with her ears. Everything catches her attention. We are still trying to teach her how to drink out of a sippy cup. She prefers her NUBY cup over some others. I have increased her baby food intake as well. She seems to be lasting longer between bottles and not as fussy. We still have to hide bottles from her so she doesnt flip out when she sees one. She thinks she needs to have one every other hour. No crawling yet. She doesnt care for tummy time. I usually place her on her belly until she starts to whine or cry. She can snoot backwards on her belly. She tries to put her knees up under her but always plants her face into the floor. We try to stand her up against things for her to grab but she always wants to bounce.. so we let her and she falls.
Last friday Grandma Thayer watched her so we could see a movie. And then the following Saturday Grandma Scheible watched her to we could go to the Italian Festival w/ nick and Renee. Later we went to Peppers in greenwood. I drank more than I could handle and was praying to the porceline god.. not fun.. but its been while. I forgot how low my tolerance was.